Themes, Tips, and Tricks!

Themes, Tips, and Tricks!

Hello teacher friends-

Summer’s coming to an end which is bittersweet, however, it’ll be back around the corner before we know it! I’m excited for the new seasons up ahead, especially the crazy back to school season! Back to school season gives every teacher a chance to rebuild their classroom and put together lessons for a new group of students. Forming connections with teachers, parents, students, and staff members helps make what my husband and I do feel more like fun rather than a tedious job. Another part of teaching and getting back to school ready that I thoroughly enjoy is putting together themes for my classroom and helping other teachers set up theirs as well. Here are the top ten themes I’ve found circulating online and within my own teaching community that are super popular for this years back to school season: read more

Q&A with The Teacher Team!

Q&A with The Teacher Team!

Hello friends and happy summer!

     For those who are new to this blog, we’d like to say welcome and we hope you enjoy our content on this page! We discuss a myriad of topics including TPT, family, lifestyle, teaching tips, daily reality, and more. For those who are returning to our blog, we’d like to say welcome back, and thank you for supporting us! John and I will be posting more content ready for readers, and it is our hope that we are able to connect further with you all. read more

The Teacher Team Blog Refresh! →

Hello blog friends! It’s John and Carol back in action,

Our summer has been crazy busy, and crazy fun. We’ve ventured on trips with friends, worked on TPT copiously, and have fallen in love with fitness all over again. The SoCal weather has been perfect for laying out by the pool, relaxing with a good book, and grilling! This has been the first summer in YEARS that we’ve actually had a chance to focus on really enjoying ourselves, and all of what this season has to offer. Here’s some of our favorite things to do during the day: read more

Reach for Reading Activities and Resources for 3rd Grade

Reach for Reading Activities and Resources for 3rd Grade

Many school districts have recently adopted a brand new English Language Arts curriculum created by National Geographic called “Reach for Reading”.  Once a new curriculum has been adopted, it can be a HUGE challenge sifting through all of the materials received, and it takes quite a while for teachers to sort through all of these materials. read more

Second Grade Reading and ELA Common Core Literacy Standards

Second Grade Reading and ELA Common Core Literacy Standards

There are so many ELA standards to teach in second grade! Within your reading and writing ELA block, it’s hard to know where to start. If you are using a reading program such as Journeys, Wonders, Reading Street, Storytown, or Open Court, standards are referenced and are sprinkled throughout your TE. But how do you know if you are hitting all of the standards that your students need to learn? This was the impetus for the creation of our new product line. read more